Fakes and Forgeries

Fakes and Forgeries

The Collection

29/06/2018 5:46AM

Episode Synopsis "Fakes and Forgeries"

Within a collection of 35 kilometers of material, there are bound to be a few fakes. We’ll be looking at several items that are forgeries, made with the intent of fooling people: a letter discussing the Piltdown Man Skull, two doctored photographs, and a triple manual harpsichord. By asking, ‘why fake something?’ we reveal quite about the time in which these items were created, and what we considered valuable.

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